Automatic handsaw set



April 11, 1950 M. H. WILBERT 5 3 AUTOMATIC HANDSAW SET Filed Sept. 29, 1947 V 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W////l/l/////.

Patented Apr. ll, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE 2503381 e I t AUTOMATIC HANDSAW sm' Martin H. Wilbert, san Br no, cai'f.

Application September- 29, 1947', Serial Not 7'2'66`43` i' v claims (o. itsss) I ;m object of my invention is to shane* the teeth ofa 'saw into the' proper contour' as well as give them the proper set and to assure that all teeth are set to the same` degree. It is only by accomplishing these results thata perfectly sharp and sniooth cu'tti'ng saw will' follow the operation of setting and sharpening.

The prime object of my invention is a machine that will set all the teeth of a saw in one' pass of in different thicknesses and: various numbers of teeth (to the inch of length) adjustments must be made as to width of gap; stroke of punch and forward feed of saw.

Other objects and' advantages'will appear inthe following specifioations and the' novel features of the device will be more particularly point-;ed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of the applicatiom in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the center section* of device.

Figure 2 is a top plan of center section of device' Figur'e 3 is an end View at 3 of Figi 1.

Figure 47 is a top view of head: with blocks removed, so as to expose punches: and anvils;

Figure 5 is a partial cross sectional view at 5, Fig; 2.

Figura 6 is an end View at 3 of Fig". 1 in partial. cross section showing a punch iri setting position. oni a saw tooth.

While I have shown only the preterred forms of my invention it shouldbe understoodthatvariouschanges or modifications may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In carrying out my invention I provide a rather substantial box frame l which will have ashait: 'l

central thru its sides. Upon this shaft- 'l and are directed in a straight pathby edges whichlapover the frame edges.

At the top` center of the frame sides, aperture's by the sliding wedges and driven back and: forth. across the frame asthe wedges 4 alternately force' and release it.

On topof the frame is* located the setting head [3- which consists of two blocks which are bolted down to the frame': l. These blocks' are set witha gap between them thru which a saw will passand ir order to take care of various' thicknessesof saws, aprovisicn is* made for shifting one block by-having the holddown bolts set in Slots'.

These' head` blocks l3 are milled` out' to fit' the square bar punches 2 which slide in these ways.` Crosswise to the punch ways are the anvil block e ways which are milled to fit the cross section of the anvil blocks 3 as shown in Fig; 5.

The punches 2 are tapered on the working end and the narrow, blunt endsof the punches are contoured so as to form a saw tooth when the punch forces it against the' anvil blocks 3 which are also contouredon the side which Contacts" the saw tooth which is to' be set.

The anvil blocks 3 are similar bars cut in the middle and bevele'd tofit the taper of the: punchessee Fig.- 2-andwhen the status of the' punches is such that they' are equidistant from the center of the head gap, then both anvils willsaw tooth it forces its way' thru a pair of anvil 4 blocks 3 causing the blocks to spread apart against the springs lo and after the'- punch has for-'med the tooth against the' other' pair of anvil blocks; thei punch. is withdrawn and the springs retract the anvil blooks so that the inside ends meet and again' form` a solid anvilsurface.

The saw to be set travelsthru the head g an: transversey to the direction' of motion of purc'l es'.` It is propelled along this path by means of two' pawls 8.- The pawls 8 are mounted on a slidin' pawl bar H which-.is driven by the double= throw Attached tothe' bottom of cam 6 and as this throw is constant the pawl bar will always advance the same distance at each stroke of the cam 6. An adjusting screw !4 controls the amount of back travel of the pawl bar II this back travel being ample so that pawl is dragged out of one tooth and falls freely into the succeeding tooth thus leaving the pawl set for the next forward stroke. A spring of sunicient strength |6 drives the pawl bar ll back against the'adjusting stop screw 14.

The two pawls are so located on the pawl bar I I that their contact edges will be 2 inches before or behind the center line of the punches at the completion of forward stroke of cam 6. Since there are occasional saws which have fractional teeth or say /2 teeth to the lineal inch, for 2 pair of head blocks adjustably mounted on top inches we would have a whole number of teeth,

in this case 11 teeth-then 11 strokes of the pawl bar will bring a tooth into position for setting.

One pawl is required to feed a saw into the machine'and the other pawl takes over and finishes the feeding of the saw thru and out of the machine. r Also in case'of slight variations in the size of the teeth the two pawls will average themselves so that a tooth halfway between them is always close 'to proper position for setting.

Due to the dual cam B drive of the pawl bar H'the pawls 8 make two strokes for every revolution' of the cams 5 which drive the sliding wedges 4. The resulting action is the setting of two saw teeth' (consecutively) one to one side and the'succeeding tooth to the other side. Looking at Fig. 4 the wedge 4 on the left hand side is at the top of its stroke and hence has just completed setting a'saw tooth and as shaft 'I revolves this wedge will descend while the wedge on the right hand side will ascend. When this wedge is midway in its upper travel the other wedge is halfway down and at this point the center cam S drives the pawl bar I I ahead and places the succeeding tooth in position to be set. This is accomplished when the right hand wedge reaches the top. It is plain that when the wedges are half way; the punch holder is central and hence the gap is clear for'saw to slide along under power from the pawls.

`The pawl bar' II`trave1s in a, channel way !5 and this is slotted thru the bottom so that a'drive lug projects thru and is contacted by the double cam E thus affording drive for pawls.

Summing up the action of the machine-the procedure to be followed is: check head gap for free sliding fit for saw that will be operated on; check travel of the punches and adjust so that i tooth will be formed against anvil; check adjusting screw !4 so that it will allow sufficient back i will be set uniformly and job is ready for sharpening( i Without further elaboration, this disclosure will so fully reveal the gist of the improvements, that other can,-by applying current knowledge, i

readily vary these improvements without omitting' certain features, thatfrom the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic and specific aspects of these:

improvements, and therefore such variations are intended to be comprehended within the meaning" and range of equivalency of v the following claims.

of box frame, a pair of punches recessed into bottom of head blocks and traveling with punch holder along the center line of head blocks, two pairs of anvil 'blocks recessed and keyed into the bottom of adjacent faces of the head blocks and porting a pawl bar which mounts a pair of pawls which engage the saw teeth and is driven forward by the central cam and is retracted against adjustable stop by a retracting spring.

2. The device set forth in claim 1, in which the slotted head comprises two blocks, horizontally disposed, end to end, on top of a box frame and so located that there is a gap between the contiguous ends, in which a saw may travel; one head being slidably mounted for adjusting width of gap, by means of slotted bolt holes; each block containing milled ways in the lower face one across'the inside end in which the anvil blocks slide and the other, lengthwise thru the center and transversely to the anvil ways, which contains and directs the punches.

3. The device set forth in claim 1, in which the anvil blocks are in pairs-each pair consists ofa right and left hand block and each having a beveled inside end-when together they touch along the face that is flush with the end of head block in the gap, and against which the saw is pressed, and they are beveled away from this line contact so as to form a wedge shaped space between them-normally, when together, each pair is flush with the outside faces of the head'- when the blocks are forced they bear against flat springs and fiex them outwardly and when free to return are brought back and held together at center by the springs-the contact face of the anvils is contoured to fit side profile of a properly-formed saw tooth.

4. The device set forth in claim 1, in which two u punches fashioned out of square bar steel, each having a' threaded end for adjustment in and out and a wedge shaped end with a narrow blunt:

point-this blunt pointed end is formed into a contour, similar to the shaped face of the anvil;

each punch slides in a transverse slot and the wedge shaped end drives into the wedge shaped space between the slidable anvil blocks thus gaining access to a saw tooth which it will set against the anvil on the other side of the saw tooth; each punch is adjustably mounted ina punchholder which is driven transverely to direction of saw travel, for setting the saw teeth.

*5. The device set forth in claim 1, in which a rotatable shaft is mounted transversely thru the center of'the frame sides and has three cams j pinned in position upon it-the center cam is a double throw cam and functions to feed the saw twice for every revolution of the shaft--the other I two'ca nsare so disposed that each bears against the "sides of the frame and drives a. sliding wedge up and down; as each wedge has a rectangular window the width of the diameter of cam and edges which lap over the frame edges, it is drected along the sides of the frame and held up against the sides of frame by a fiange on the cam; these wedges contact the ends of a drive bar which is fastened to the punch holder and thus functions to force the punches in and out for setting the saw teeth.

6. The device set fo'th in claim 1, in which a channel ways is mounted to the frame directly under the slot in the head and parallel to it and in the bottom of the ways there is a longitudinal slot-a pawl bar which slides freely in channel ways has a drive lug attached to it and this lug projects downward thru the slotso as to set ahead of and in line with the double throw cam -a stout coil spring engages this lug forwardly and presses back on the pawl bar at all timesan adjusting screw and stop, limits the back travel of the pawl bar--hinged to lugs which are mounted on pawl bar are two pawls which are pressed upwards by compression springs set directly beneath and pawls are spaced on the bar so that at the time the double cam is at its maximum stroke, the drive edge of the pawls will be about 2 inches before or behind the center line along the punches thus assuring the placing of a saw tooth directly opposite the punch even though the saw has a fractional number of teeth per lineal inch.

7. In a saw setting machine; a box frame mounting two head blocks, end to end, with an adjustable width of gap between them in which the toothed edge of a saw may travel; each head containing recesses in which anvil blocks and punches are slidably disposed, wedge shaped spaces between anvils allowing the wedge shaped punches to force their way between a pair of anvils and contact a saw tooth forcing it against the contoured and shaped faces of the anvil blocks on the other side of the saw tooth; the punches :alternating in this action and the anvil blocks expanding against springs which retract and hold them together; a sturdy punch holder 67 in which punches are adjustably mounted so that a nut will take the threaded end of the punch and set it in or out; a drive bar inside frame and fastened to punch holder in such a position that sliding wedges will pry the punch holder back and forth across the frame; a rotatable sh ft centered in sides of frame and mounting three cams, a double throw cam in the center and which drives a pawl bar, two strokes for each turn of the shaft; ways to slidably contain a pawl bar and having a longitudinal slot so that a, lug, integral with pawl bar, will project thru ways and be contacted by the double cam and at the forward end of ways :a coil spring to act against cam and retract pawl bar against a stop screw in rear end of ways, which also serves as a means of adjusting the length of stroke of pawl bar and enables proper back stroke so that pawls will freely drop into successive teeth; setting of double cam in a position such that it will make full thrust on pawl bar at the point where the sliding wedges are midway in their vertical travel; the other cams on rotating shaft being pinned against the sides of frame and rotating in a rectangular window in the wedges causing them to ascend or descend, since wedges are guided by lips on their edges which lap over the edges of the frame sides, while fianges on the cams keep the wedges in contact with the inside face of frame.

MARTIN H. WILBERT.

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